Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1773_02_10Wed 10 Feb 1773C&ACLARK 73CB19005sLEAD PALMER-1; V CLARK YOUNG_LADY (NEVER APPEARED IN PUBLIC) WARD~. END PART1: handel SG CLARK 'HAPPY_PAIR' and handel CH from handel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^. IN PART2: CN VN PALMER-1. END PART2: sg CLARK <CANTATA> (NEW PASTORAL); BRIDE CH. ARNE-ta sg CLARK <CANTATA> 'CYMON_AND_EPHIGENIA' (FAV) <DR_ARNE>.PAAnnual subscription concert. With ball. [No-one] admitted after the concert; which will end at 2200.1631C&A1631
1788_02_18Mon 18 Feb 1788C&ACLARK 88CB5sV SHIELD~ CLARK~ CLARK DIGHTON FERGUSON~. HAYES-p DT 2v DIGHTON SHIELD~ 'THE_HIGHLAND' (FAV); SG DIGHTON (LAUGHING); SG FERGUSON~ 'SWEET_ECHO' + OB; CH (GRAND).MPMP 19 Feb (news item)And ball. Concert ends at 2200. CLARK: organist of St Paul's Covent Garden. Annual subscription concert (18th).3097C&A3097
1784_06_19Sat 19 June 1784A/WCLERY~ 84CB120010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <DIR ORCH>. 1: STAMITZ OV; SG HARRISON; SN HP CLERY~; CN HN PIELTAIN-pj; SG CLERY~; CN PF CRAMER-jb. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; SG HARRISON; DT PF HP CRAMER-jb CLERY~; CN OB FISCHER; SG CLERY~; STAMITZ SYM.PA; PA 5 June; PA 9 JuneFrom 9 June; 16 June. CLERY~: musician on the harp to the Queen of France.2662A_W2662
1791_05_12Thu 12 May 1791C&ACOURTENAY 91CB20005s1: HAYDN OV; SG WILLIAMSON; PLEYEL QT vn vn va vc MOUNTAIN LAVENU CLOSE KOTZWARA <COSEVARA>; SG LEARY~; CN BAGPIPES COURTENAY <UNION_PIPES>; SG SPENCE. 2: CN OB PATRIA; SG MURRAY~; PIECE BAGPIPES COURTENAY ('MOGGY_LAUDER' WITH NEW VAR); SG GENTLEMAN; FP.MCWith ball.3402C&A3402
1799_05_22Wed 22 May 1799A/WCRAMER-JB 99CB10s 6d1: GLUCK OV; SG ROVEDINO; CN BN HOLMES; MOZART DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; CN PF CRAMER-JB <JB_CRAMER>; SG MARA~; CN VN JANIEWICZ. 2: HAYDN OV (MS); MOZART DT 2v CIMADOR VIGANONI; CRAMER-JB DT PF PF CRAMER-JB DUSSEK <2 PF> (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THE OCCASION); SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TIFor JB Cramer.3928A_W3928
1779_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1779*CROTCH 79MI1300ORG CROTCH.MP[Advert from Mrs Crotch: he is not dead.] 1300 to 1430 as usual. * Mrs Hart's; Milliner; Piccadilly.227102271
1768_11_??Nov 1768 ?*CURTIS-1 68-69SOC1900[CURTIS-1.]PA 17 Nov 1768[No date] (Wednesdays). * Musical society at Mr Curtis' house - for those with musical ear and voice; yet no science.123301233
1795_04_10Fri 10 Apr 1795A/WDANBY 95CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w; PF ARNOLD. V IN GL: HARRISON NIELD BARTLEMAN SALE WEBBE LEETE GORE REYNOLDSON KNYVETT-C2 KNYVETT-W <C; W> VINCENT-2 GUICHARD DANBY DANBY-1 WORRALL~ HARRISON~. 1: PLEYEL SYM; DANBY GL 'GO_TO' <J_DANBY>; HANDEL SG WORRALL~ 'HUSH_YE'; PLEYEL QT VN VN VA vc CRAMER-w CRAMER-F SMART-H LINDLEY <F_CRAMER; H_SMART; B not vc>; DANBY GL 'NOR_BLAZING'; DANBY SG HARRISON 'STAY_SILVER'; DANBY CT 'THE_MERRY'. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND; DIR HAYDN); HANDEL SG PARKE~ 'YE_SACRED'; DANBY GL 'TIS_MIDNIGHT'; CIMAROSA SG NIELD; CN VC LINDLEY; DANBY GL (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THIS CONCERT); SG HARRISON~ 'DONALD'; WEBBE CT 'TO_THE_OLD'.TIDANBY: confined more than 7 months by a severe illness. [Landon-England 300.]3739A_W3739
1798_05_16Wed 16 May 1798A/WDANBY 98CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w; PF GREATOREX. 1: HAYDN OV; DANBY GL 5V <J_DANBY> 'TURN'; SARTI SG LEAK~; SMART-GT GL 3V <GT_SMART> 'THE_MERRY' (NEW); HANDEL SG NIELD 'PLEASURE'; ASHE CN FL ASHE; DANBY SG HARRISON 'CHILD_OF' + BN HOLMES; DANBY gl 8V 'ODE_TO_HOPE' (MS). 2: PLEYEL CNTE HN HN VN VN VA VC LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt CRAMER-w CRAMER-F SHIELD LINDLEY <F_CRAMER> (MS); HANDEL SG HARRISON~ 'ANGELS_EVER'; WEBBE GL 4V 'THE_MANSION' (MS); PURCELL SG BARTLEMAN; SMART-H DT VN VA CRAMER-w SMART-H <H_SMART>; HANDEL SG ELLIOT 'YE_SACRED'; STEVENS GL 3V 'O_STRIKE' (FAV) + PF HP GREATOREX MEYER-fC <C_MEYER>; DANBY CT 3V 'THE_MERRY' (WITH ACCOMPANIMENTS).TBGeorge Smart: British Library Add.41772 f.10v.For J Danby.3890A_W3890
1800_05_26Mon 26 May 1800A/WDELAVAL~ 1800CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON. 1: OV; SG BENELLI; CN FL DUBOISBAUDRY; SG PARKE~; SN HP DELAVAL~; qt PF HP HN HN <DIV HP + PF HN HN> HP DELAVAL~C <CAMILLA_DELAVAL>. 2: SYM (GRAND); SG VIGANONI; CN VN ALDAY; TR 3v PARKE~ VIGANONI BENELLI; DELAVAL~ qt HP VN VA VC DELAVAL~ + ? <SN HP + VN VA VC>; fp <FINALE>.TIMany in full dress before ball. DELAVAL~C: aged 7.3982A_W3982
1800_05_29Thu 29 May 1800A/WDE_MARIN 1800CB200010s 6dLEAD RAIMONDI. 1: HAYDN SYM; GL VINCENT-2 PAGE LEETE SALE-JB <JB_SALE>; DE_MARIN DT PF VN FIELD DE_MARIN; SG DUSSEK~; DE_MARIN SN HP DE_MARIN; MOZART DT 2v DUSSEK~ CIMADOR. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); GL [as above]; SN PF FIELD; SG DUSSEK~ + HP DE_MARIN; DE_MARIN TR 3v (DIR DE_MARIN); fp <FINALE>. piece HP DE_MARIN <PETITS AIRS>.TI; TI 10 May; TB 10 MayFrom 28 May; 30 May. Harmonic Lyceum.3985A_W3985
1794_05_22Thu 22 May 1794C&ADIGNUM 94CB200010s 6dDIR ARNOLD; LEAD SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; SMITH-jS GL <S_SMITH> 'RETURN'; HOOK SG DIGNUM 'WITHIN_A'; [later omitted: WEBBE GL]; CN BN PARKINSON; CALLCOTT SG SALE 'RESOUND'; CALLCOTT GL 'YOU_GENTLEMEN'; SG PARKE~ 'SWEET_BIRD' + VN SALOMON; SYM; STORACE-s2 SG SEDGWICK 'THO'_THE' from STORACE-s2 o ^THE_PIRATES^. [later omitted: CNTE hn vn vc LEANDER SALOMON SMITH-2 + ?] 2: ARNOLD OV from ARNOLD o ^THE_BATTLE_OF_HEXHAM^; DANBY GL 'THE_FAIREST'; PLEYEL SG PARKE~ 'AL_BALENAR'; STEVENS GL 'FAIRY_GLEE' (FROM o ^OBERON^); SG BELLAMY 'MIRTH' + HN LEANDER; HANDEL CN HP MEYER <JUN>; LINLEY-t1 SG DIGNUM 'PRIMROSES'; WEBBE GL 'GLORIOUS_APOLLO'. FINALE: SYM.MC 21 May; OR 16 May3674C&A3674
1799_04_22Mon 22 Apr 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 4THCS1: DITTERSDORF OV; CIMAROSA SG VIGANONI; MONZANI CN FL MONZANI; CHERUBINI QT 4v VIGANONI MORELLI ROVEDINO HARRISON~; DEVIENNE CNTE. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); FEDERICI SG BANTI~; CN VC LINDLEY; ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~; fp <FINALE>.TB; MC3921A_W3921
1761_11_27Fri 27 Nov 1761*DRYBUTTER 61MI12001sMGL DRYBUTTER (10 TUNES TO EACH SET OF COMPANY).PA1200 to 1400; 1800 to 2000. Daily except Sunday. [And subsequently; not listed.] * At his house.073200732
1762_11_06Sat 6 Nov 1762*DRYBUTTER 62MI19001sMGL DRYBUTTER.PA1900 to 2000; every evening except Sunday [not listed]. * At his house.079900799
1775_03_28Tue 28 Mar 1775C&ADUNCOMB 75CB18305s[DUNCOMB?] CT GL <CTS AND GLS> (FAV).PA 14 MarWith ball. From collection of ... Catch Club.1883C&A1883
1800_04_23Wed 23 Apr 1800A/WDUSSEK~ 1800CB1: MOZART OV; MOZART DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; DUSSEK CN PF DUSSEK~; MOZART CH from MOZART o ^LA_CLEMENZA_DI_TITO^ <OPERA>; GIORNOVICHI CN vn PINTO-gf; MOZART SG DUSSEK~. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); MOZART TR 3v VIGANONI CIMADOR ROVEDINO; DT PF HP CRAMER-jb DUSSEK~ (GRAND); ZINGARELLI DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; MOZART CH from MOZART o ^LA_CLEMENZA_DI_TITO^ <OPERA>; fp <FINALE>.MH3971A_W3971
1791_04_12Tue 12 Apr 1791C&AEVANS-C AND CALLCOTT 91CB193010s 6d (2 persons)LEAD EVANS-C <C_EVANS>. 1: HAYDN OV; SG HAGLEY~; SCHROETER CN PF EVANS-C; STEVENS GL 'SIGH_NO'; CALLCOTT QT <JW_CALLCOTT> (NEW; COMPOSED UNDER DIRECTION OF HAYDN); SG CROUCH~; CALLCOTT GL AND CH 'HAIL_HAPPY'. 2: EVANS-C OV; SG PAGE; CN VN FLACK-j <JUN>; CALLCOTT GL 'PEACE_TO'; CN BN PARKINSON; SG SALE; CALLCOTT GL AND CH 'O_THOU'.OR; DI 11 Apr[Both] organists of St Paul's Covent Garden.3388C&A3388
1775_04_21Fri 21 Apr 1775C&AEVANS-E 75CB19005sIN EACH PART: SG THOMAS~ + HP [evans-e]; sg GENTLEMAN <CANTATA>. PIECE HP EVANS-E <PIECES; TRIPLE_WELSH_HP; EVAN_EVANS> (WELSH).PA; PA 25 Feb; PA 1 AprFrom 7 Apr. With ball. EVANS-E from Carnavonshire. [Not same as EVANS; benefit on 25 Apr.]1898C&A1898
1784_05_14Fri 14 May 1784A/WFISCHER 84CB200010s 6d1: BACH OV 2ORCH; SG HARRISON; CN VN CRAMER-w; SG CANTELO~; DT PF GUEST~ CRAMER-jb; CN OB FISCHER. 2: FISCHER CNTE OB VN VC FISCHER CRAMER-w CROSDILL; MARA DT VC VC MARA CROSDILL (NEW); RAUZZINI SG CANTELO~ + OB fischer (NEW); CNte OB OB FISCHER KELLNER-c (WITH NEW FAV AIR); DT 2v HARRISON CANTELO~; HAYDN SYM.PA; PA 24 FebFrom 16 Apr. KELLNER-c: scholar of FISCHER.2645A_W2645